What if you could remove the battery from an electric car and carry it inside to recharge? One of the reasons electric bicycles make so much sense is that, unlike electric cars, they don’t rely on widespread charging infrastructure; e-bikes have removable batteries that can be replenished via a household socket. Most electric cars have batteries that are too heavy…
It’s an unfortunate fact of life; bicycles can break down. Even the shortest journey comes to an abrupt halt if you can’t fix a flat tyre, broken chain or buckled wheel at the roadside. It’s why over 25 years ago we launched Cycle Rescue – the first breakdown cover policy for bicycles. ETA Cycle Rescue covers e-bikes, too. If you…
How much car do you really need? The average car spends 97% of its life parked and when it is being driven, 25 per cent of trips are under 1 mile, and 71% under 5 miles – most of those with only one or two people onboard. As the world’s cities wake up to the fact they need to dramatically…
If your ebike has been derestricted or modified so that it no longer conforms to the 250W motor limit and 15.5mph speed restriction stipulated by UK law, you’ll find it impossible to find cycle insurance for it because in the eyes of the law, it’s a motorbike. Is it illegal to derestrict my ebike? There’s no shortage of advice online…
There’s a whiff of desperation surrounding Rishi Sunak’s recent pro-driver posturing. After all, measures like 20mph limits, LTNs and low-emission zones stand to benefit us all – however we travel. Unfortunately, there’s nothing new about the weaponising of motoring issues. During a decade of New Labour at the turn of the century, a pledge to halve road deaths was very…
